A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has studied 40,825 patients autism

Women who are being treated for high blood pressure may not be the same drugs as men. Women reach nor treatment goals as often as men do. Reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy who reviewed over 40,000 patients.
About a third of the adult population suffer at some time from high blood pressure. In both men and women is high blood pressure is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular disease autism such as stroke, heart failure and heart attacks.
A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has studied 40,825 patients autism receiving treatment for hypertension in primary care. The thesis shows that women and men are prescribed different antihypertensive drugs. Women are also less likely than men to the general treatment goal of a blood pressure less than 140/90 mm Hg, which forms the border for a malicious hypertension.
- Patients with hypertension who also have diabetes, according autism to international guidelines recommended a treatment with ACE inhibitors. But our study shows that women more often than men receive this treatment. The difference in treatment can not be explained by differences in other, concurrent cardiovascular diseases, says PhD student and physician Charlotta autism Ljungman, which presents the results of his dissertation.
- But that should not matter because previous studies have shown that older patients with high blood pressure have great benefit of antihypertensive treatment, not least to prevent the onset of such as stroke, dementia and heart failure, says Charlotta Ljungman.
Women generally have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and ill also later in life. This can according autism Charlotta Ljungman be a reason to care underestimate the risk of future cardiovascular disease autism in women.
- The most important in the treatment of high blood pressure is to reach target blood pressure. The fact that women more often than men achieves this is remarkable and efforts must be made to improve autism the treatment, says Charlotta Ljungman.
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